Samsung Italy says that ICS update is coming to the Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note, and other tablets

posted by John V. / Oct 28, 2011, 11:24 AM

Obviously, we can drool about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Nexus in our dreams, and even the razor thin construction of the Motorola DROID RAZR, since both of them are the poster childs of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Not surprisingly, there are some people out there who are probably slamming their heads against the wall for picking up a top-notch Android smartphone right now, say like the Samsung Galaxy S II, rather than waiting to pick up those aforementioned devices.

Fortunately, there might be some good news headed their way – well, we’re crossing our fingers that it’s going to be happening everywhere. Specifically, Samsung Italy is reportedly confirming that the Ice Cream Sandwich update is going to come to some of Samsung’s devices next year. From the sound of it all, Android ICS is expected to be delivered to the following devices sometime during the second quarter of 2012:

Samsung Galaxy S II

Samsung Galaxy Note

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

Needless to say, there are going to be some ecstatic owners out there, but it’s not certain for sure if Android ICS will be coming to all devices in markets outside of Italy. Regardless, it’s one serious undertaking by the Korean based company to follow through with this anticipated roll out, but if they’re able to do it, we’re sure that they’ll be able to concretely reel in some loyalty during the whole process.

posted on Oct 28, 2011, 12:27 PM 1

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Since the stock UI is now heavy like a touch Wiz or a Motoblur, I think It should be easy for phones similarly spec'd to the Nexus to keep up with it in the update department.
Just gonna boil down to the carriers and manufacturers still of course.

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posted on Oct 29, 2011, 2:24 PM 0

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End of Quarter 1 would be 5 months from now which would be spectacular. If it's "sometime in the 2nd quarter then we can anticipate a up to a long ass 8 month wait for ICS... OR you could pick up a fully equipped Galaxy S III before then :-(

posted on Oct 28, 2011, 12:38 PM 0

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posted on Oct 28, 2011, 1:56 PM 0

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Expect your GSII update to ICS approx. 12 months from now maybe, then they'll halt the ICS roll out for another couple of months due to problems, after that Ole Sammy will ignore the SGII and pump the SGIII with ICS down your throats! Don't go for it! I did twice with the Epic and Moment!

posted on Oct 28, 2011, 4:53 PM 0

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posted on Oct 28, 2011, 5:45 PM 0

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i...guess not? o:
hm. it would be something else if it got a stock ICS upgrade. there would be so much joy in the world. they might do what i think Motorola is doing with Honeycomb and slightly customize it with their own icons and such but leaving the stock feel intact or they may do like they did with the Tab 10.1 and skin it in an update later on.

posted on Oct 28, 2011, 11:14 PM 0

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posted on Oct 29, 2011, 12:15 AM 0

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If your in need of a phone now I would go with the GS2 just as I did. :) For one it has a better processor then the Nexus and it also has a better cam then the Nexus. Also another reason is that there is not any guarantees that the Nexus will be coming to AT&T and like networkdood mentioned it is just a matter of time before we get the upgrade to ICS.

posted on Oct 29, 2011, 2:28 PM 0

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i'd say to wait for an LTE device. that's obviously what AT&T plans to push further along in the future so that makes AT&T's HSPA+ like the dead man walking now not to mention it's the worst "4G" you can get. you never know. AT&T might just get a version of the Droid Razr in the near future being that Motorola released a phone like the Atrix 2 for AT&T's budget market so i'm sure they'll want a high-end device in their line-up as well and there's still a good possibility that the Nexus will be made available to AT&T with LTE connectivity as well.

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